Count every eighth note, then check it against your ear. This 6/8 tune is full of unusual rhythms, so learn it from the sheet music and the recording together. Tap your foot all the way through and account for every eighth note in every bar.
Color-code the rhythms, not just the phrases. I count 7 different rhythmic groupings for a beat in this tune, where many 6/8 marches have two or three. Once you mark them, the strange-looking clusters turn out to be pieces you already know.
Play it slow, and play it perfectly. Stretch it out, especially the high A's in the second part. At a funeral or memorial the music is not about you, so get your pipes sounding great and let the tune do its work.
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Flowers of the Forest: What Makes This Tune Great
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07:36full triplets beats, Counting and quarter-eighths eighth notes:🔒
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